Top 10 Coldplay Covers By Other Artists

Possessing a songbook resplendent with some of the most beautiful pop-rock ballads ever written, being an inspired singer, appreciating the genius songwriting of [lastfm link_type=”artist_info”]Coldplay[/lastfm], and covering one of their songs seems inevitable.

If you’ve never heard an artist do a cover of a Colplay songs, check out our list of the Top 10 Songs Coldplay Covers By Other Artists.

A charitable ad campaign for Chipotle, Willie Nelson’s version of Coldplay’s “The Scientist,” along with the very visually-gripping cartoon video that accompanies, brings a totally different slant to the meaning behind the song.

7. [lastfm link_type=”artist_info”]U2[/lastfm] covers “Yellow”

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In a delicious moment of musical metaphor, U2 covered Coldplay’s “Yellow” at Glastonbury this year. Why is this so special?

Because Coldplay is most definitely influenced by the band and having one of their songs covered by them must have been an honor.

We know the Jonas Brothers love to do Coldplay covers and that they consider Coldplay one of their favorite artists, so hearing Nick Jonas sing his own version of “Yellow” to teenage screams is no surprise.